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Big Data from Sensor Network via Internet of Things to Edge Deep Learning for Smart City
PublicationData from a physical world is sampled by sensor networks, and then streams of Big Data are sent to cloud hosts to support decision making by deep learning software. In a smart city, some tasks may be assigned to smart devices of the Internet of Things for performing edge computing. Besides, a part of workload of calculations can be transferred to the cloud hosts. This paper proposes benchmarks for division tasks between an edge...
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Multidimensional GIS for satellite imagery analysis
PublicationMultidimensional Geographical Information System allows storing, querying and processing of multidimensional query data. It is able to process satellite imagery and provide tools for its analysis. In the article authors present the developed system that analyzes a time series of SENTINEL - 1 mission satellite imagery acquired over the coast of Poland. The algorithm used finds and detects changes in the shape...
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Using Rule-Based System for Monitoring Marine Navigation Data Processing
PublicationProcessing marine navigational data requires sophisticated software solutions. Typically, specialized tools called processors are analyzing raw data from different sensors. It becomes important to create the monitoring software that is able to validate and verify processing components integrated into the final system. Drools®business rule management platform provides a core business rules engine, web authoring and rules management...
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Influence of YARN Schedulers on Power Consumption and Processing Time for Various Big Data Benchmarks
PublicationClimate change caused by human activities can influence the lives of everybody onthe planet. The environmental concerns must be taken into consideration by all fields of studyincludingICT. Green Computing aims to reduce negative effects of IT on the environment while,at the same time, maintaining all of the possible benefits it provides. Several Big Data platformslike Apache Spark orYARNhave become widely used in analytics and...
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SSE PLATFORM APPLICATION TO EXTEND OPERATIONABILITY OF WEB-GIS BASED MARINE SERVICES OF AN HRPT-METOP SATELLITE GROUND STATION
PublicationEarth Observation (EO) products are widely used by geospatial society. Over the last years a number of new applications of satellite imagery were proposed. This led to an increased interest in EO products, not only from researchers but also from companies and individuals. The authors constitute the essential part of the team that created the marine, web-GIS system - SafeCity GIS - for dissemination of data obtained from a 1.5 metre...
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DUAL CONSTELLATION GPS/GALILEO MOBILE SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING NAVIGATION OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN AN URBAN AREA
PublicationIt is well known by users of Portable Navigation Device (PND) and other GPS-based devices that positioning suffers from (local) significant decreases of accuracy in partially obscured environments like urbanized areas, where buildings (especially high buildings), trees or terrain block large portions of the sky. In such areas, GPS receiver performance is usually deteriorated by the reduced number of currently available satellite...
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METHOD TO EXTEND OPERATIONABILITY OF WEB-GIS BASED MARINE SERVICES USING SSE PLATFORM
PublicationEarth Observation (EO) products are widely used by geospatial society. Over the last years a number of new applications of satellite imagery were proposed. This led to an increased interest in EO products, not only from researchers but also from companies and individuals. The authors constitute the essential part of the team that created the marine, web-GIS system - SafeCity GIS - for dissemination of data obtained from a 1.5...
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Survey of Methodologies, Approaches, and Challenges in Parallel Programming Using High-Performance Computing Systems
PublicationThis paper provides a review of contemporary methodologies and APIs for parallel programming, with representative technologies selected in terms of target system type (shared memory, distributed, and hybrid), communication patterns (one-sided and two-sided), and programming abstraction level. We analyze representatives in terms of many aspects including programming model, languages, supported platforms, license, optimization goals,...
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Data Analysis in Bridge of Data
PublicationThe chapter presents the data analysis aspects of the Bridge of Data project. The software framework used, Jupyter, and its configuration are presented. The solution’s architecture, including the TRYTON supercomputer as the underlying infrastructure, is described. The use case templates provided by the Stat-reducer application are presented, including data analysis related to spatial points’ cloud-, audio- and wind-related research.
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Thermal utilization of meat and bone meals. Performance analysis in terms of drying process, pyrolysis and kinetics of volatiles combustion
PublicationA development of technology of thermal utilization requires a thorough knowledge of the physicochemical properties, as well as kinetics of combustion of volatiles and char. Due to waste management regulations the meat and bone meal (MBM) is regarded as biofuel constituting one of the alternatives to fossil fuels in the energy market. MBM is a heterogeneous material that may consist of several different fractions. The extensive...
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The Influence of Selected Drying Methods on the Physical Properties of Dried Apples cv. Jonagold Grown in Different Locations in Europe
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Air-drying temperature changes the content of the phenolic acids and flavonols in white mulberry (Morus alba L.) leaves
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Polyphenols composition, antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of Pinus sylvestris L. shoots extracts depending on different drying methods
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The low temperature waste heat recovery in drying process of pine wood using micro-jet heat exchanger
PublicationThe article presents the influence of the drying medium temperature changes for the relative and absolute moisture content values during pine wood drying. The drying process was conducted at constant atmospheric pressure and with different drying medium (air) temperature levels, respectively: 40oC, 60oC, 80oC, 100oC, and 120oC. In order to develop a method that would enable low temperature drying of solid materials the experiments...
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Mathematical model of the energy consumption calculation during the pine sawn wood (Pinus sylvestris L.) drying process
PublicationThe article presents the modification of the existing mathematical model to calculate energy consumption during conventional drying process. Apart from energy consumption the model permits to estimate the time of high-temperature drying process. The drying medium is air and superheated steam mixture. The obtained calculation results were compared with conducted experimental tests of drying square-edged sawn sapwood timber (Pinus...
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The Influence of Drying Temperature on Color Change of Hornbeam and Maple Wood Used as Surface and Inner Layers of Wood Composites
PublicationThe thermal treatment of wood changes its structure due to the degradation of wood polymers (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin), so the physical properties of wood are either improved or degraded. Color changes apply not only to natural wood, but also to such wood composites for which some amount of glue is used in their construction (e.g., plywood, blockboard or laminboard). This article is focused on the analysis of hornbeam...
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High Temperature Drying Process of Beech Wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) with Different Zones of Sapwood and Red False Heartwood
PublicationThis study examined the changes in the properties of beech wood (Fagus sylvatica L.) after intense drying. Beech wood with false red heartwood was selected as the test specimen. The test samples had dimensions of 50 mm thickness, 180 mm width, and 350 mm length. The specimens were divided into two groups, false red heartwood and sapwood. These specimens were selected with different angles of the growth rings (radial and tangential)....
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APPLICABILITY OF PLUMS GROWN IN POLAND TO DRYING PROCESS IN TERMS OF CHANGES IN BIOACTIVE COMPOUNDS AND OF MAILLARD REACTION PRODUCTS BEING FORMED
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Determination of the Self-Ignition Behavior of the Accumulation of Sludge Dust and Sludge Pellets from the Sewage Sludge Thermal Drying Station
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Influence of drying mode and feed per tooth rate on the fine dust creation in pine and beech sawing on a mini sash gang saw
PublicationThe experimental results of the study focused on the effect of drying processes of modified air drying and warm air steam mixture drying of pine and beech wood on the size of sawdust particles created in cutting using PRW-15M sash gang saw, are presented in the paper. Particle size analysis of dry sawdust was performed using two methods—sieving method and laser diffraction analysis. The results showed that the drying process did...
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Wpływ nawierzchni drogowej na opór toczenia opon samochdowych
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki laboratoryjnych badań oporu toczenia opon na 5 nawierzchniach zamontowanych na bębnach dwóch maszyn bieżnych. Przeanalizowano je w aspekcie wpływu tekstury nawierzchni na współczynnik oporu toczenia opon. Wnioski z tej pracy posłużyły do zaplanowania podobnych badań w warunkach drogowych za pomocą przyczepy dynamometrycznej.
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Effect of drying parameters on the formation of early and intermediate stage products of the Maillard reaction in different plum (Prunus domestica L.) cultivars
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Combination of High-Pressure Processing and Freeze-Drying as the Most Effective Techniques in Maintaining Biological Values and Microbiological Safety of Donor Milk
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Spray-Drying Impact the Physicochemical Properties and Formation of Maillard Reaction Products Contributing to Antioxidant Activity of Camelina Press Cake Extract
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Metody i aplikacje zdalnego szkolenia mieszkańców inteligentnych miast
PublicationSTRONA GŁÓWNAOBSZARY TEMATYCZNERADA NAUKOWARECENZENCIREDAKCJAINFORMACJE DLA AUTORÓWRECENZJAKONTAKT Strona główna > Numer 14/2017 > Metody i aplikacje zdalnego szkolenia mieszkańców inteligentnych miast METODY I APLIKACJE ZDALNEGO SZKOLENIA MIESZKAŃCÓW INTELIGENTNYCH MIAST Jerzy Balicki, Piotr Dryja, Waldemar Korłub, Maciej Tyszka Rozwój nowego rodzaju miast i regionów nazywanych smart cities pociąga za sobą nowy sposób...
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Social media and efficient computer infrastructure in smart city
PublicationSocial media require an efficient infrastructures of computer and communication systems to support a smart city. In a big city, there are several crucial dilemmas with a home and public space planning, a growing population, a global warming, carbon emissions, a lack of key resources like water and energy, and a traffic congestion. In a smart city, we expect an efficient and sustainable transportation, efficient management of resources...
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Social media for e-learning of citizens in smart city
PublicationThe rapid development of social media can be applied for citizens’ e-learning in a smart city. Big cities have to cope with several open issues like a growing population or a traffic congestion. Especially, a home and public space is supposed to be used in more efficient way. Sustainable homes and buildings can be planned with using some modern techniques. Even currently, there is a huge problem with a lack of key resources like...
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Big Data and the Internet of Things in Edge Computing for Smart City
PublicationRequests expressing collective human expectations and outcomes from city service tasks can be partially satisfied by processing Big Data provided to a city cloud via the Internet of Things. To improve the efficiency of the city clouds an edge computing has been introduced regarding Big Data mining. This intelligent and efficient distributed system can be developed for citizens that are supposed to be informed and educated by the...
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Metody zwiększania dostępności i efektywności informatycznej infrastruktury w inteligentnym mieście
PublicationW pracy omówiono metody zwiększania dostępności i efektywności informatycznej infrastruktury w inteligentnym mieście. Sformułowano dwa kryteria do oceny rozmieszczenia kluczowych zasobów w systemie smart city. Zobrazowano proces wyznaczania rozwiązań kompromisowych spośród rozwiązań Pareto-optymalnych. Omówiono metaheurystyki inteligencji zbiorowej, w tym roju cząstek, kolonii mrówek, roju pszczół oraz ewolucji różnicowej, za pomocą...
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Multi-criteria Differential Evolution for Optimization of Virtual Machine Resources in Smart City Cloud
PublicationIn a smart city, artificial intelligence tools support citizens and urban services. From the user point of view, smart applications should bring computing to the edge of the cloud, closer to citizens with short latency. However, from the cloud designer point of view, the trade-off between cost, energy and time criteria requires the Pareto solutions. Therefore, the proposed multi-criteria differential evolution can optimize virtual...
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Client-server Approach in the Navigation System for the Blind
PublicationThe article presents the client‐server approach in the navigation system for the blind ‐ “Voice Maps”. The authors were among the main creators of the prototype and currently the commercialization phase is being finished. In the implemented prototype only exemplary, limited spatial data were used, therefore they could be stored and analysed (for path-finding process) in the mobile device’s memory without any difficulties. The...
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System numerycznej prognozy pogody oparty na pakiecie WRF EMS
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono zagadnienia dotyczące wykorzystania systemów numerycznego prognozowania pogody przy pomocy oprogramowania wchodzącego w skład pakietu WRF EMS (ang. Weather Research and Forecast Environmental Modeling System). Artykuł opisuje podstawowe równania modelujące procesy w atmosferze oraz architekturę systemu numerycznego prognozowania pogody WRF EMS. Przedstawiono także architekturę prototypu systemu informacji...
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Architektura rozproszonego systemu udostępniającego wyniki numerycznych prognoz pogody
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono architekturę systemu udostępniania wyników numerycznych prognoz pogody do którego należą m.in. serwer, portal internetowy oraz mobilne aplikacje klienckie, które wizualizują na różne sposoby dane pogodowe pobrane z serwera. Oprogramowanie mobilne przeznaczone jest na najpopularniejsze platformy mobilne, czyli iOS (min. iPhone, iPad, iPod) oraz Android. Prototyp systemu funkcjonuje operacyjnie w ramach...
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Application development for Android, iOS and BlackBerry mobile platforms
PublicationMobile devices, along with dedicated operating systems, have become a substantial and rising trend in software development. Computer industry has significantly changed in order to fulfil the needs of this new segment of the market. Authors have participated in projects, which involved programming on Android, iOS and BlackBerry operating systems. In this paper the most popular mobile platforms (and multiplatform Unity3D environment)...
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Methods of navigation in the mobile application supporting movement of the blind
PublicationThis paper presents conclusions from the last development phase of the “Voice Maps” project. Authors specify newly found available options for navigation in affordable system for the blind with all their related aspects. System uses dedicated geographical data, built-in smartphone GPS receivers and DGPS external device in order to assist blind users in their everyday travelling. Authors also discuss new methods to improve positioning...
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GIS for processing multidimensional marine data in SAAS model
PublicationGeographic Information Systems (GIS) have always been a useful tool for visualization and processing of geospatial data. However, their capabilities of analysis non-standard information such as hydroacoustic soundings has thus far been very limited. This paper proposes a general-purpose GIS which uses techniques such as OLAP, WCS and WCPS for processing of multidimensional spatio-temporal data. The versatility of the GIS is exemplified...
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Ethylcellulose in Organic Solution or Aqueous Dispersion Form in Designing Taste-Masked Microparticles by the Spray Drying Technique with a Model Bitter Drug: Rupatadine Fumarate
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Impact of TiO2 Nanostructures on Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells Performance
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Wpływ procesu suszenia osadów ściekowych na wybrane parametry fizykochemiczne = Influence of the drying process on selected physical and chemical properties od sewage sludge
PublicationCelem pracy było porównanie zmian właściwości fizykochemicznych w wyniku zastosowanego procesu suszenia osadów ściekowych. W badaniach wykorzystano osady ściekowe: odwodniony mechanicznie w prasach komorowych oraz wysuszony w suszarce bębnowej w spalarni osadów ściekowych GOŚ Gdynia-Dębogórze
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Remote Spatial Database Access in the Navigation System for the Blind
PublicationThe article presents the problem of a database access in the navigation systems. The authors were among the main creators of the prototype navigation system for the blind - “Voice Maps”. In the implemented prototype only exemplary, limited spatial data were used, therefore they could be stored in the mobile device’s memory without any difficulties. Currently the aforementioned system is being prepared for commercialization - the...
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Operational Enhancement of Numerical Weather Prediction with Data from Real-time Satellite Images
PublicationNumerical weather prediction (NWP) is a rapidly expanding field of science, which is related to meteorology, remote sensing and computer science. Authors present methods of enhancing WRF EMS (Weather Research and Forecast Environmental Modeling System) weather prediction system using data from satellites equipped with AMSU sensor (Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit). The data is acquired with Department of Geoinformatics’ ground...
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DESIGN OF THE DUAL CONSTELLATION GPS/GALILEO MOBILE DEVICE FOR IMPROVING NAVIGATION OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN AN URBAN AREA
PublicationIt is well known by users of Personal Navigation Device (PND) and other GPS-based devices that positioning suffers from (local) significant decreases of accuracy in partially obscured environments like urbanized areas, where buildings (especially high buildings), trees or terrain block large portions of the sky. In such areas, GPS receiver performance is usually deteriorated by the reduced number of currently available satellite...
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DESIGN OF THE DUAL CONSTELLATION GPS/GALILEO MOBILE DEVICE FOR IMPROVING NAVIGATION OF THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED IN AN URBAN AREA, POLISH MARITIME RESEARCH
PublicationThe article discusses damages of essential tribological associations in crankshaft and piston systems of large power two-stroke engines used as main engines, which take place during transport tasks performed by those ships. Difficulties are named which make preventing those damages impossible, despite the fact that the technical state of engines of this type is identified with the aid of complex diagnostic systems making use of...
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The effect of freeze-drying and storage on lysozyme activity, lactoferrin content, superoxide dismutase activity, total antioxidant capacity and fatty acid profile of freeze-dried human milk
PublicationPooled human milk samples were freeze-dried and stored for 6 weeks at a temperature of 5 C and 25 C. Freeze-drying decreased the water content of milk by 86.5%, and the obtained lyophilizate was readily soluble in water. The freeze-drying process did not affect superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, fatty acid (FA) profile or lactoferrin (LF) content, but it decreased total antioxidant capacity (TAC) of human milk by 22.1% and induced...
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Inteligentne superkomputery wirtualne do prognozowania trendów w finansach
PublicationW pracy zaproponowano wykorzystanie infrastruktury superkomputerów wirtualnych do obliczeń inteligentnych w finansach. Ponieważ zaawansowane metody wymagają dużych mocy obliczeniowych, omówiono gridy obliczeniowe rozumiane jako superkomputery wirtualne ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem środowiska obliczeniowego dla cyberwaluty Bitcoin. Ponadto zaproponowano programowanie genetyczne do opracowania strategii inwestycji giełdowych. Na...
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Road texture influence on tire rolling resistance
PublicationTire rolling resistance is one of the most important resistive forces acting on road vehicles. It depends on tire and surface characteristics as well as vehicle operating parameters. This paper deals with the influence of road surface texture on rolling resistance of passenger car tires. Results of road measurements performed on variety of road surfaces are presented.
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Impact of the surface evenness and texture on tire/road rolling resistance
PublicationThis paper deals with the issue of a surface's roughness and texture impact on tire/road rolling resistance. It includes a brief description of research aims, measurements and an analysis of results. It also presents observations and conclusions regarding drum facility modernisation which allows studies concerning surface's roughness and texture impact on tire/road rolling resistance.
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Metody neuronowe do prognozowania finansowego
PublicationSztuczne sieci neuronowe mogą być stosowane do prognozowania kursów akcji na giełdzie, oceny wiarygodności kredytobiorców czy prognozowania kryzysów bankowych. W referacie omówiono zasady współpracy sieci neuronowych z algorytmami ewolucyjnymi oraz metodą wektorów wspierających. Ponadto, odniesiono się do pozostałych metod sztucznej inteligencji, które stosowane są w finansach.
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Usage of Over-the-Counter and Herbal Products in Common Cold in Poland: Findings from Consumer Survey
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Wwpływ temperatury suszenia osadów ściekowych na specjację metali ciężkich (Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb) = Influence of thermal drying temperature on heavy metal (Zn, Cu, Cd, Pb) speciation in sewage sludge
PublicationPrzedstawiono wpływ temperatury suszenia osadów ściekowych na zmiany specjacji metali ciężkich oraz określono stopień mobilności metali ciężkich w aspekcie ich późniejszego zagospodarowania. Ekstrakcja sekwencyjna metali ciężkich została wykonana wg schematu Tessier'a.